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killing them right and left with Eley's green wire 

 cartridges containing No. 3 shot. The people 

 were somewhat astonished at my shooting, and 

 prognosticated a large bag. As we went along, 

 Fortuna told me several incredible yarns about 

 his doings when out upon shooting excursions 

 with Du Chaillu, and talking very largely about 

 gorilla shooting, he gave me to understand that 

 he had killed them all himself, as Massa PauUa 

 could not aim straight. This, however, I knew 

 to be a lie, as I had heard from several of the 

 traders that Du Chaillu was a fair shot, and pro- 

 ducing " Equatorial Africa" — the only book I 

 carried with me, I shut him up by showing him 

 the pictures, and telling him that I knew all 

 about the affair, so that he could not deceive me. 



Continuing our route, we passed through several 

 undulating prairies covered with coarse grass, 

 which were studded with mushroom-shaped ant* 

 hills about two feet high, and here I found several 

 fresh tracts of the " M'niare,*' or wild cattle, which 

 are very common in this part of the country, being 

 found in large herds. 



